CTPE181A+ - Fridge LA SOMMELIERE - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL CTPE181A+ LA SOMMELIERE

GB Instructions for use

In case this appliance contains hydrocarbon refrigerant please refer to guidelines listed below.

As the appliance contains a flammable refrigerant, it is essential to ensure that the refrigerant pipes are not damaged.

Standard EN378 specifies that the room in which you install your appliance must have a volume of 1m^3 per 8 g of hydrocarbon refrigerant used in the appliances. This is to avoid the formation of flammable gas/air mixtures in the room where the appliance is located in the event of a leak in the refrigerant circuit. The quantity of the refrigerant used in your appliance is indicated on the rating plate.

WARNING: Keep ventilation openings in the appliance's cabinet or in the built-in structure clear of obstruction

WARNING: Do not use other mechanical devices or other means to accelerate the defrosting process than those recommended by the manufacturer

WARNING: Do not damage the refrigerant system

WARNING: Do not use electrical appliances inside the refrigerated storage compartment, unless they are of a type recommended by the manufacturer

WARNING: Do not expose the appliance to rain

WARNING: This appliance is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons unless they have been adequately supervised by a responsible person to ensure that they can use the appliance safely. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance

• Always keep the keys in a separate place and out of reach of children
• Before servicing or cleaning the appliance, unplug the appliance from the mains or disconnect the electrical power supply
• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent, or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard
• Relevant for Australia: Supply cord fitted with a plug complies with AS/NZS 3112.
• Frost formation on the interior evaporator wall and upper parts is a natural phenomenon. Therefore, the appliance should be defrosted during normal cleaning or maintenance
• Please note that changes to the appliance construction will cancel all warranty and product liability
• This appliance is intended to be used exclusively for the storage of wine

Contents

Warning 2
Technical data. 3
Get to know 4
Before use. 5
Installation and start up 6
Reversible door 8
Control panel. 9
Fault finding. 9
Warrantany, spare parts and service.....10
Disposal. 11

Technical data

This device complies with relevant EU directives including Low Voltage Directive 2006/95 EEC. and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004/108/EC

The rating plate provides various technical information as well as type and serial number.

Get to know your wine cooler

Before use

On receipt, check to ensure that the appliance has not been damaged during transport. Transport damage should be reported to the local distributor before the wine cooler is put to use.

Remove the packaging. Clean the inside of the cabinet using warm water with a mild detergent. Rinse with clean water and dry thoroughly (see cleaning instructions). Use a soft cloth.

If during transport the appliance has been laid down, or if it has been stored in cold surroundings (colder than +5^ ), it must be allowed to stabilise in an upright position for at least an hour before being switched on.

Defrosting

The evaporator is automatically defrost. The defrosted water is led to a tray on top of the compressor where it evaporates.

Lighting

This appliance is equipped with a device which causes the light to switch off if the door is open / left on for abnormally long time.

When the door has been closed for a couple of minutes, the device is cut off and the light switches back on.

Active carbon filter

The carbon filter changed once a year to maintain the total filtration efficiency.

Installation and start-up

Placement.

For safety and operational reasons, the appliance must not be installed outdoors.

The appliance should be placed on a level surface in a dry, well ventilated room (max. 75% relative air humidity). Do not use a frame or similar.

Never place the appliance close to sources of heat such as cookers or radiators, and avoid placing it in direct sunlight.

Ambient temperature.

The climate class is stated on the nameplate (see page 3 and page 12). This specifies the optimum ambient temperature. Wine coolers with winter position, however, function at ambient temperatures as low as 5^

Climate class	Optimum room tem- perature
SN +10 °C to +32 °C
N +16 °C to +32 °C
ST +16 °C to +38 °C
T +16 °C to +43 °C

Ventilation.

It is important that the appliance be well ventilated and that air can circulate unhindered above, below and around it.

The figur (fig 2) illustrate how the necessary air circulation around the appliance can be ensured.

The appliance can be installed as a freestanding unit against a wall, built into a kitchen element, or lined up with other appliances (figs 1)

fig. 1

fig. 2

The appliance viewed from above.

If the appliance is placed beside a wall, there must be sufficient room for its door to be opened wide enough to allow the shelves to be pulled out (fig. 3)

fig. 3

It is important that the appliance be absolutely level. It can be levelled by screwing the adjustable feet at the front of the appliance up or down (fig 4).

Use a spirit level to check that the appliance is absolutely level sideways.

fig. 4

Reversible door.

The door can be changed from right-handed to left-handed and vice versa as follows:

1. Lay the appliance on its back. Loosen and remove the upper hinge.

2. Move the door up slightly
Unscrew the lock pin using a flat-headed screwdriver. (1)
Unscrew the bottom pin and fit it on the opposite side in the same position as before (2)

3.Pull out the lock 1) Unscrew the plinth. Four screws - two on each side (2) Carefully remove the plinth using a flat-headed screwdriver.3

4. Rotate the plinth through 180^ and fit it with the four screws Fit the lock cylinder and the lock pin using a flat-headed screwdriver.

5. Fit the door onto the bottom pin, fit the top hinge and tighten securely. Be aware that the door is mounted right and proper before the cabinet being braught to an upright position.

6 After reversing the door, it is important to check that the sealing strip provides a tight seal all the way round. If it does not, carefully heat the strip all the way round using a hair dryer. Then ease the strip outwards slightly so that it forms a tight seal against the cabinet. Be careful not to heat the strip so much that it melts!

The door can be adjusted using the upper hinge and the bottom pin.

Because the appliance has been laid down it must be allowed to stabilise in an upright position for at least an hour before being switched on.

Control panel

1. Lamp.
2. Thermostat knob.
3. Indicator for the connection to the electricity supply (green).

The thermostat knob is adjustable from 0 (stop) to 7 (coldest). Find the position of the thermostat which gives you the desired temperature. Start at position 4.

Fault finding.

Fault Possible cause	Remedy
The appliance not working	The appliance is switched off.	Press the on/off switch.
	Power failure; the fuse is blown; the appliance is not plugged in correctly.	Check that power is connected. Reset the fuse.
Water collects in the bottom of the cabinet.	The defrost water pipe is blocked.	Clean the defrost water channel and the drain hole on the rear wall of the cabinet.
Vibration or bothersome noise.	The appliance is not level. The appliance is resting against other kitchen elements.	Level the appliance using a spirit level.
	Containers or bottles inside the cabinet are rattling against one another.	Move the appliance away from the kitchen elements or appliances it is in contact with. Move containers and/or bottles apart.
Compressor runs continuously.	High room temperature. Ensure adequate ventilation.

Warranty, spare parts and service

Warranty disclaimer

Faults and damage caused directly or indirectly by incorrect operation, misuse, insufficient maintenance, incorrect building, installation or mains connection. Fire, accident, lightening, voltage variation or other electrical interference, including defective fuses or faults in mains installations.

Repairs performed by others than approved service centres and any other faults and damage that the manufacturer can substantiate are caused by reasons other than manufacturing or material faults are not covered by the warranty.

Please note that changes to the construction of the appliance or changes to the component equipment of the appliance will invalidate warranty and product liability, and the appliance cannot be used lawfully. The approval stated on rating plate will also be invalidated.

Transport damage discovered by the buyer is primarily a matter to be settled between the buyer and the distributor, i.e. the distributor must ensure that such complaints are resolved to the buyer's satisfaction.

Before calling for technical assistance, please check whether you are able to rectify the fault yourself. If your request for assistance is unwarranted, e.g. if the appliance has failed as a result of a blown fuse or incorrect operation, you will be charged the costs incurred by your call for technical assistance.

Spare parts

When ordering spare parts, please state the type, serial and product numbers of your appliance. This information is given on the rating plate. The rating plate contains various technical information, including type and serial numbers.

Disposal

Information for Users on Collection and Disposal of Old Equipment and used Batteries

These symbols on the products, packaging, and/or accompanying documents mean that used electrical and electronic products and batteries should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling of old products and used batteries, please take them to applicable collection points, in accordance with your national legislation and the Directives 2002/96/EC and 2006/66/EC.

By disposing of these products and batteries correctly, you will help to save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling.

For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries, please contact your local municipality, your waste disposal service or the point of sale where you purchased the items.

Penalties may be applicable for incorrect disposal of this waste, in accordance with national legislation.

For business users in the European Union.

If you wish to discard electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your dealer or supplier for further information.

[Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union]

These symbols are only valid in the European Union. If you wish to discard this product, please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal.

Note for the battery symbol (bottom two symbol examples):

This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. In this case it complies with the requirement set by the Directive for the chemical involved.

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